Henry Lovel, 8th Baron Morley

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Henry Lovel (or Lovell), 8th Baron Morley (died 1489) was an English peer and translator, Lord of Morley, Hingham, Hockering, &c., in Norfolk.

He was the son of Alianore Lovel, 7th Baroness Morley, née Morley, (1442–1476) and her husband Sir William Lovel (died 1476), who was Baron Morley in her right. [1]

He married Lady Elizabeth de la Pole (c. 1468 – aft. 1489), daughter of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and wife Elizabeth Plantagenet, sister of Edward IV and Richard III, but had no children from this marriage. [2] He was succeeded by his sister Alice Parker, 9th Baroness Morley, née Lovel (c. 1467 – 1518). [3]

He died Dixmude in 1489, where he was fighting in support of Maximilian, King of the Romans. [2]

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References

  1. Brydges, Sir Egerton (1812). Collin's Peerage of England. p. 346.
  2. 1 2 Brydges 1812, pp. 347–8.
  3. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII: 504" . Retrieved 11 December 2023.